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potato is used to prepare an osmoscope justify​

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Answered by anushka2947
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Demonstration of osmosis in a living system can be one using the potato osmoscope. A potato is peeled and one side is flattened which serves as the base. ... This proves the entry of water into the sugar solution through the potato tissues which serve as the selective permeable membrane.

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Answered by kumbharepratiksha
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1. Osmosis is the a process where molecules of a solvent are passed through the semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.

2. The potato can be used to demonstrate osmosis in a living system.

3. Potato is peeled off and is cut to make it flattened from the base

4. Strong sugar solution is poured into the cavity of the potato.

5. The initial level is marked with the help of the marker.

6. The entry of the sugar solution through the potato tissues which serves as the selectively permeable membrane.

7. This setup is called a potato osmometer.

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